I have just had the pleasure, and sometimes the frustration, of observing two days worth of hearings by the Reactor and Fuel Cycle Technology Subcommittee of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future. The venue for the sessions was the Washington Marriott Hotel on 22nd Street, NW, just north of Pennsylvania Avenue. You can…
There were two contrasting announcements of decisions on the fate of silent, but potentially productive nuclear power stations in the past week. On the positive side, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board of directors included $248 million for engineering, evaluation, maintenance, preservation, establishing a regulatory framework, and long lead time procurement of items needed to finally…
The second annual Nuclear Construction Summit will be held in Charlotte, NC on October 25-26, 2010. The meeting will include talks from leading figures associated with designing, licensing and building new nuclear power plants. The tentative speaker line up includes Ellen Ruff of Duke Energy, David Matthews of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Jeff Merrifield of…
The nuclear renaissance in the United States is not moving forward very quickly. Several more companies have announced delays in previously released schedules and others have imposed hiring freezes or actual work reductions. The opposition is strong; supporters need to redouble efforts. Meredith Angwin and Charles Barton joined Rod Adams to talk about some of…
On December 27, 2009 the UAE took a big step in a rapid development program by signing a contract for four nuclear power plants from South Korea that would each generate 1400 MWe. That contract generated quite a buzz within the energy business and in the financial press. There are plenty of reasons why this…
I thought you might be interested in seeing a map overlay representing the visitors to Atomic Insights during the past 30 days. Google Analytics Report for Atomic Insights Blog
Please watch this video clip with a questioning attitude to see if you agree with the headline I chose for this post. Comments are welcome. The original story titled Danish Island “CO2 Negative” is at CleanSkies.tv
On August 19, 2010, the Transportation and Storage Subcommittee of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future met at the Washington Marriott Hotel near the George Washington University campus. Approximately 50-60 people attended the meeting, including the following members of the BRC: Richard Meserve – Co-Chairman, Phil Sharp – Co-Chairman, Mark Ayers, Vicky Bailey,…
The Transportation and Storage Subcommittee of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future will be meeting today from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the Washington Marriott Hotel, 1221 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC. There will be a webcast. The planned agenda includes the following topics: Industry projections of commercial used fuel inventories The…
A little more than three years ago, I wrote an article expressing my belief that the four AP100s that Westinghouse sold to China in a landmark deal signed in December 2006 would be the only four reactors of that model that Westinghouse ever sold in China. In fact, I wondered at the time if Westinghouse…
There is an article on RenewableEnergyWorld.com titled Welcome to the Revolution: Emanuel Sachs and Frank van Mierlo that includes some remarkably negative commentary about nuclear energy, especially considering the education level of the men being quoted. One of them has a PhD from MIT and one has both an MBA from INSEAD in France and…
NS Savannah at Waterside in Baltimore (June 2008) If you have a bit of free time I highly recommend a visit to the online tour of the NS (Nuclear Ship) Savannah. The Historic Naval Ships Association site includes terrific photos that allow a virtual tour similar to the kind you can take at well designed…